THE NUMBER 27 | 18 JANUARY 1959 - 8 MAY 1982 | GILLES VILLENEUVE |

GILLES VILLENEUVE | Race Shoes

Source: Corriere Della Sera

THE #27

A lot of people say we should have narrower tires, but I don't agree because you need big tyres to slow you down when you spin. And you need a lot of horsepower to unstick big tyres, to make the cars slide. That would be a bloody fantastic spectacle, I can tell you. We would take corners one gear lower than we do now, and get the cars sideways. You know, people still rave about Ronnie Peterson in a Lotus 72, and I understand that. I agree with them. That's the kind of entertainment I want to give the crowds. Smoke the tyres ! Yeah !